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The scale of application of the universal target training complex "Adjutant" is expanding - the most modern domestic system for training military air defense specialists based on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

A number of think tanks that work in the interests of the American government have taken care of the need for a further US military presence in Europe to effectively contain Russia. Among them, we can single out the American Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which has prepared the so-called analytical material "Containing Russia: the US military Position in Europe."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a number of instructions to the government that will help simplify access for civilian drones to the airspace shared with manned aircraft.

On January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Tolyatti on the development of unmanned aircraft systems. The meeting took place at the Samara Scientific and Production Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

TNI: French planes were targeted by S-400 near Kaliningrad

The Russian S-400 system has targeted French patrol planes over the Baltic Sea, TNI reports. From Moscow's point of view, this should be self-defense and a warning to the French: Kaliningrad is covered by advanced Russian military systems.

A new era began in the history of Russian aviation 15 years ago – on January 29, 2010, the first flight copy of the fifth-generation Russian multirole fighter T-50/PAK FA, the future Su-57, took to the air in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The South Korean authorities, concerned about the success of the military-industrial complex of their northern neighbor, are increasing the pace of creating a layered system of means of protection against air threats from the DPRK. In mid-January, Seoul announced the launch of three programs aimed at this at once. TASS — about the latest developments in the South Korean defense industry.

Turkey lost the first Bayraktar Akinci heavy attack drone, the car was shot down over the territory of northwestern Libya. This is the first officially recorded loss of this drone. This is reported by local resources.

Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian UAVs in a day

During the January 29 UAV raid, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to hit the facilities of the Russian fuel and energy complex, military experts interviewed by Izvestia noted. In their opinion, the enemy is trying to launch such attacks in order to achieve a shortage of fuel in the troops and slow down our offensive in the special operation zone. The Russian air defense was able to repel the attack, destroying 104 drones in several regions.

The Vizir heavy marine unmanned launch is one of the examples of unmanned systems that the Russian Navy is receiving today. How does this device work, what is it equipped with, and for what tasks can it be used?

Ministry of Defense: Air defense forces shot down 104 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over nine regions of Russia overnight

At night, 104 Ukrainian drones attacked Russian regions. The governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, said that the purpose of the drones was a nuclear power facility. Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region claim that after the UAV attack, a local oil refinery caught fire, and an oil pumping station in the Tver region. The airports of Kazan and St. Petersburg temporarily restricted their operations.

Finnish company Insta Group Oy has developed a new kamikaze drone for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Finnish company Insta Group Oy announced the creation of a new kamikaze drone Insta Steel Eagle ER (Extended Range — extended range). It is specified that the model was developed on the basis of the previous Insta Steel Eagle and surpasses it in some parameters.

What military and civilian tasks will modified drones be able to solve

Russian scientists have proposed a new solution for actively suppressing the shaking of laser guidance devices on light unmanned aerial vehicles.

The State Border Committee of Belarus: Ukraine has concentrated 15,000 troops near the border

Ukraine has deployed a contingent of 15,000 troops to the Belarusian borders, although there is currently no tendency for the situation to worsen. This was stated by the official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovsky.

Forbes: Russian drones penetrated the reinforced armor of the Leopard 1A5 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian army has reason to be proud: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered painful damage, Forbes writes. Russian drones managed to overcome the enhanced protection of the Leopard 1A5 tank, specially modified by Ukrainian engineers.

The book will be presented at a press conference at TASS on December 27

Aspects of the special military operation are reflected in the new textbook "Military History of Russia", published by the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO). Students in grades 10-11 will be told about the weapons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used to destroy military installations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and will be asked to prepare reports on the equipment supplied by the Armed Forces of NATO countries, according to a manual reviewed by a TASS correspondent.

Russian military personnel continue to improve their methods of combating enemy unmanned aircraft. For example, fighters of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Army of the Zapad group used small drones with rocket launchers against enemy drones.

It became known what the former Deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces told the investigation

Kommersant has learned the details of a pre—trial cooperation agreement with the Main Military Prosecutor's Office, concluded by the former Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Main Communications Directorate (GUS) of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, accused of accepting a bribe of 36 million rubles.

Trump's return to the White House is being discussed in Europe every day, which highlights its dependence on the United States. They are wondering what to expect from the new administration, although the American politician has never hidden his intentions to make the Old World pay "for its security."

Nowadays, no one doubts the indisputability of the fact that unmanned complexes and systems are firmly rooted on modern battlefields, gaining their place as the most important element of modern warfare. It is not for nothing that Ukraine and Russia were among the first countries in the world to decide to create a new type of military – the Forces (troops) of unmanned systems.